Navajo Nation President Nez signs ban on indoor smoking
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The leader of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. signed legislation Saturday to ban smoking in many…
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American Airlines increases flight attendant holiday pay after operational meltdown
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business American Airlines is giving flight attendants who work during the holidays a one-time holiday pay premium, the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk asks Twitter if he should sell some of his Tesla stock
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk says he’ll let Twitter users decide if he should sell 10% of the 170.5 million shares he holds in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk tweets to ask if he should sell some Tesla stock
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking on Twitter whether he should sell 10% of his stock in the electric-vehicle company…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court issues stay of Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private companies
By Ariane de Vogue and Rachel Janfaza, CNN A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new vaccine rules that could…
Continue Reading Health care company ends relationship with Aaron Rodgers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin health care company has ended a nine-year partnership with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. A…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Here is why crowd surges can kill people
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The crowd deaths at a Houston music festival have added to the long list of people who have been…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Abbott thinks he can attract cargo to Texas ports due to delays in California. Here’s why that makes no sense
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thinks the delays at the nation’s largest ports in Southern California is an opportunity…
Continue Reading Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more…
Continue Reading Prevea Health and Aaron Rodgers end partnership
By Ramishah Maruf and Jacob Lev, CNN Prevea Health and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced they are ending their partnership in a…
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CNN By Ramishah Maruf and Jacob Lev, CNN Prevea Health and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced they are ending their partnership in…
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CNN By Ramishah Maruf and Jacob Lev, CNN Prevea Health and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced they are ending their partnership in…
Continue Reading Glasgow climate negotiators seek to resolve 4 key challenges
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — As this year’s U.N. climate talks go into their second week, negotiations on key…
Continue Reading Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 98
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Authorities say at least 98 people are dead and 30 others…
Continue Reading Frustrations grow as marchers demand faster climate action
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Tens of thousands of climate activists are…
Continue Reading Profit plummets at Buffett’s company on investment gains
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company reported a third-quarter profit that was roughly one-third the amount…
Continue Reading What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As the criminal trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes entered its third month this week, much of the focus…
Continue Reading The Elf was a lot harder to get on your Shelf this year
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The Elf on the Shelf — a popular elf doll that parents place around their home in the runup to Christmas to…
Continue Reading Biden’s bet that economy would boost Democrats falls flat
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to help President Joe Biden and Democrats, but as of late it’s been…
Continue Reading Southern California enacts new smog rules on refineries
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Southern California air regulators have approved new restrictions on area oil…
Continue Reading Delhi pollution levels soar after residents defy Diwali fireworks ban
By Swati Gupta and Esha Mitra, CNN Air quality in India’s capital dipped to ‘hazardous’ levels Friday after the festival of Diwali…
Continue Reading Boeing settles with funds that sued after 737 Max crashes
NEW YORK (AP) — Current and former Boeing directors have settled a shareholder lawsuit that accuses the directors of poor oversight before two of…
Continue Reading Company halts work program instead of upping detainee pay
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The company that runs a for-profit immigration jail in Washington state has suspended its detainee…
Continue Reading Haiti’s fuel crisis deepens; banks announce partial closure
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s fuel crisis is deepening, with the country’s Professional Association of Banks announcing that a shortage…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press U.S. stocks pushed further into record heights on Friday following an encouraging report on hiring across the country. The…
Continue Reading Expedia, Pfizer rise; Peloton, Emergent BioSolutions fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Expedia, Pfizer rise; Peloton, Emergent BioSolutions…
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Stocks rally to new record highs on strong jobs data, Pfizer Covid pill news
NEW YORK — Wall Street got a double dose of good news to cheer on Friday as stocks pushed further into record heights. The job market…
Continue Reading Biden’s bet that economy would boost Democrats falls flat
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to help President Joe Biden and Democrats, but as of late it’s been…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Aaron Feuerstein, famously generous mill owner, dies at 95
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Aaron Feuerstein has died at age 95 after a life in which he gained fame for continuing to pay workers at his Massachusetts…
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